Honours

Students are strongly encouraged to think about completing the fourth year Sanskrit honours program. Honours will equip you with the necessary linguistic and methodological skills to carry out higher level research in the language as well as supporting research in other subject areas including philosophy and Buddhism.

Entry requirements include 8 senior units of study: a major at credit average and two additional units chosen from:

ASNS2620 Classical Indian Philosophy
ASNS2621 Buddhist Philosophy
ASNS2622 Buddhist Scriptures
RLST2603 Classical Hinduism
RLST2604 Medieval and Modern Hinduism

and any senior units of Hindi/Urdu, or equivalent as determined by the department.

Honours is not available in Hindi and Urdu.

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Honours Scholarships

Each year the University of Sydney offers about fifty Honours Scholarships, each worth $5000. These scholarships are available to students enrolled in degrees that require an extra year of study for the award of honours. All local students are eligible, including those students who completed their undergraduate degree at a university other than Sydney. Click here for more information.